# 2009 NCAA Bowling Championship

The 2009 NCAA Bowling Championship was the sixth annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Michigan during April 2009.
Nebraska defeated Central Missouri in the championship match, 4 games to 1, to win their third national title.

## Qualification

Since there is only one national collegiate championship for women's bowling, all NCAA bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship, which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous |
| Arkansas State | 2nd | 2008 |
| Central Missouri | 5th | 2008 |
| Delaware State | 1st | Never |
| Maryland–Eastern Shore | 6th | 2008 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 5th | 2007 |
| Nebraska | 6th | 2008 |
| New Jersey City | 6th | 2008 |
| Vanderbilt | 4th | 2008 |

## Tournament bracket

* Site: Super Bowl Lanes, Canton, Michigan
| Rounds 1–2 | Rounds 1–2 | Rounds 1–2 | | | Rounds 2–3 | Rounds 2–3 | Rounds 2–3 | Rounds 4–5 | Rounds 4–5 | Rounds 4–5 | Rounds 4–5 | | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 3 | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4(1) | | | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 2(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 2(1) | | | | | | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | F. Dickinson | F. Dickinson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Upper Bracket | Central Missouri | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 3 | | | | | | Central Missouri | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 4 | | | Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 1 |
| Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 1 | |
| Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 |
| UMES | UMES | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 |
| UMES | UMES | 0 | | | Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Delaware State | Delaware State | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Delaware State | Delaware State | 4 | | | Delaware State | Delaware State | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 3 | | | | | | Delaware State | Delaware State | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Delaware State | Delaware State | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Lower Bracket | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| UMES | UMES | 1(1) | | | | | | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 4(1) | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Cassandra Leuthold, Nebraska
* Valerie Calberry, Nebraska
* Theresa Christopher, Central Missouri
* Jazmyne Hefflefinger, Delaware State
* Sara Litteral, Fairleigh Dickinson
* Erica Perez, Fairleigh Dickinson